Álfheimar
After-school program
Hólabrekkuskóli at Suðurhólar 10
111 Reykjavík
About Álfheimar
Álfheimar is an after-school program for 1st and 2nd graders from Hólabrekkuskóli and is operated by the Miðberg recreation center. The program is run within the school and has access to the school's dining hall and other rooms. Normally about 95 kids attend each day.
Director: Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir, telephone 695-5139
Assistant director: Viktoría Ásgeirsdóttir, telephone: 6654820
Extended attendance
On professional development days, parent conference days, and during Christmas and Easter holidays, Álfheimar is open all day from 8am to 5pm with prior registration. There is an additional charge for extended stays on these days. Álfheimar is closed during the school's winter holidays.
Álfheimar
Want to know more about Álfheimar? In this very short video, we give a glimpse of the after-school program.
Daily activities
Álfheimar is a place where we primarily want children to feel good, safe and where professional work is conducted. At Álfheimar, staff with diverse backgrounds contribute to an ambitious and varied program. We emphasize enhancing children's self-esteem and consistently work with respect in interactions. Álfheimar puts great effort into organized club activities and always offers free play where children can develop both their interests and social skills.
Practical information
Action plan
Want to know more about the focus of the work Álfheimar?
- The action plan will be published here shortly
Fees
Here you can access the fee schedule for the school year and summer break activities in after-school programs. You'll also find information on sibling discounts and various other details.
Bullying in school and recreational activities
Bullying and violence can have a lasting impact on the psyche of children and adolescents. It should not be accepted school and recreational activities. All workplaces for children and adolescents have an anti-bullying plan. Parents who receive indications or information about bullying should take it seriously and report it to the relevant parties. Workplaces of the Department of Education & Youth of Reykjavík City operate according to a bullying checklist developed in extensive consultation with professionals.
Disruption to school and recreational activities
Officials have issued recommendations for parents and guardians of children in schools and recreational activities. Capital area municipalities have assigned SHS to monitor weather conditions and forecasts and send out alerts when needed, working with police and education authorities as appropriate.
Photos from Álfheimar
Child prosperity
The Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties.
Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity liaison in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity liaison offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services.
Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity liaison to request integrated services.
Information on the prosperity contacts for children at the Álfheimar after-school program can be found on the website of Hólabrekkuskóli